The Rwanda Amavubi Under 17 football team has been walloped by their Botswana counterparts 1-0.
This was during their encounter in Botswana ahead of the forthcoming CAF cup.
The Amavubi side featured Bishira Latif(captain) Ndayisenga Kassim, Kubwimana Cedric, Rwatubyaye Abdoul,Rwigema Yves, Iradukunda Bertrand, Neza Anderson, Bizimana Djihad, Sibomana Patrick, Kalisa Djuma America and Nkinzingabo Fiston.
The International Alert on October 9, launched ‘Fractured Lives’, a photographic essay and film highlighting stories of Rwandans who are still working to rebuild their lives and society, 18 years after the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.
At the same event held in Kigali, Alert also launched the policy report, ‘Healing fractured lives: reconciliation and
reintegration in Rwanda’.
The new releases are part of Alert’s project that is supported by USAID and Misereor. The project is implemented by Alert in partnership with Pro-Femmes/Twese Hamwe Umuseke, the Rwandan Association of Trauma Counsellors (ARCT Ruhuka), Duterimbere Asbl, and Duterimbere IMF.
Among others, the photos by award-winning photojournalist Carol Allen Storey put the spotlight on the long-term effects of war and the complexity of reconciling a nation.
Commenting on the launch, International Alert’s Country Manager in Rwanda, Gloriose Bazigaga, said, “These photos are very striking, as are the stories behind them.”
However, they are not one-day success stories; they are stories of a lifetime. They demonstrate the commitment of Rwandan individuals, communities and organisations that goes on year after year, sometimes for generations, to rebuild lives fractured by
conflict.”
The project has brought all sides affected by the genocide and supporting them to establish common ground. In this visual account, survivors, ex-combatants,ex-prisoners and youth share their powerful stories of trauma, forgiveness and hope.
Also commenting on the project, Dan Smith, Alert’s Secretary General, said: ‘Alert and its partners also work to support people facing tough economic conditions especially survivors.
The project addresses both the psychological and economic voids that are always present after conflicts in a long-term process of counselling, dialogue, and training and support for livelihoods initiatives.’
The report analyses reintegration and reconciliation programmes in the country. This study recommends that an inclusive approach to reintegration, bringing together all groups affected by the genocide and its consequences, be used more widely in Rwanda as it has powerful benefits for social cohesion.
It further argues that the reintegration programmes should target the youth as opportunity they have opportunity to positively transform community dynamics. It calls for a multidisciplinary way, targeting psychological, economic and dialogue needs in communities.
Russia’s judo-mad President Vladimir Putin, who turned 60 earlier this week and in the past sparred with top judokas, has been promoted to the eighth dan in the sport, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Wednesday.
The ninth dan indicates the rank of a grand master, and only a few living people in the world are believed to have the highest 10th dan.
“President Putin represents a high expression of the judo values in the world,” IJF president Marius Vizer said in a statement.
Putin is the martial art federation’s honorary president.
He started practicing sambo — the official in-house martial art of the KGB security services — when he was in his early teens before switching to judo.
Putin, who is often pictured by the media wearing his judo uniform of zubon pants and jacket fastened by a black belt, also penned a judo manual and recorded an instructional DVD with world champion Yasuhiro Yamashita from Japan.
Putin’s minders often use his judo training sessions to demonstrate that the Russian leader, who returned to the Kremlin for a third term in May, is in top physical shape.
FIFA vice-president Jim Boyce believes diving is becoming a “cancer” and wants culprits to be punished retrospectively in future.
The issue has become a hot topic after Liverpool’s Luis Suarez was shown to be trying to con the referee in his side’s 0-0 draw with Stoke on Sunday.
The incident led Potters boss Tony Pulis to call for players adjudged to have been guilty of simulation to be banned retrospectively for three matches.
The Football Association does not currently allow punishments to be applied to players guilty of diving after matches but Boyce, Great Britain’s FIFA representative, believes this is something that needs to be addressed.
“I have seen several incidents recently, and I watched the latest Suarez incident two or three times, and to me it is nothing less than a form of cheating,” he said.
“It is becoming a little bit of a cancer within the game and I believe if it is clear to everyone that it is simulation then that person is trying to cheat and they should be severely punished for that.
“It can be dealt with retrospectively by disciplinary committees, and it is done so in some associations, and I believe that is the correct thing to do.
“It can at times be very, very difficult for referees to judge whether something is a foul or a fair tackle and if players are diving then it makes their job even harder.”
The issue of diving has been discussed by the FA, the Premier League and the Football League before without any change in policy being taken.
The Premier League has previously suggested a three-man panel to review contentious incidents after every weekend, which could include simulation, and it would be open to renewing discussions on bringing in such a system.
The FA said the issue was often reviewed, with a spokesman saying: “Simulation is not something that the FA currently take retrospective action over but it is an issue that is often reviewed and discussed by the game’s stakeholders.”
Jean de Dieu Nsanzabera 34, Born and raised in Rwanda, is an orator, writer and artist. He has published nine books most of them based on research to improve the reading culture.
Nsanzabera is also piecing together 16 other books to put his works at a total of 25 books of his own.
“My first book was Subira ku isoko which is translated as, ‘go back to the source,’ it was published in 2000. It is composed of poems, the poem Subira ku isoko also the name of the book talks about liberation of Rwanda after a long time with a sorrowful life of a Rwandan abroad,” says Nsanzabera.
The poem was officially recited in July 2001 during the liberation day according to Nsaanzabera..
Among his other books are Imizi y’Urwanda (Rwandan roots) a 300 page book which talks about the history of the country. Others are Ikinamico about forgiveness, unity and reconciliation and the fight against genocide ideology.
Another interesting book is Umuco about the literature and the culture of Rwanda among others
“Being an artist is a gift that shapes your life. I started as a poet and other things came after,” he narrates
He says that the art he has is a tradition he inherited from his ancestors.
“Like father like son, my grandfather used to be a story teller and a poet during his period, I followed his way and discovered that it was a gift, now I live on with it,” he says
Having written various books, Nzanzabera says it requires commitment and reading other than having spent many years in classes without reading or writing.
“I have written research based books. I read various books and came up with a big document in Kinyarwanda teaching Rwandans to take care of their small land,” he explains
He says that it took him much time to write a book and confirmed that Rwandans still lack the culture of reading.
“Time is no longer a problem. Rwandans have inherited oral communication and it has been taken as normal. But what I know is that reading and writing is wealth and the whites say that when you want to hide something from a black you write it in a book,” he says
Nzanzabera is a secondary school graduate who also doubles as a professional master of ceremonies at functions like weddings.
He says his writings aim at improving Rwandans knowledge while promoting the culture of reading.
However, he requests that the government and well wishers to provide support so that he can keep writing and publish many more books. “Rwandans should cultivate the culture of reading and kick out laziness,” he adds
Nsanzabera has been inspired by Rwandan artists such as Alex Kagame and Aloys Bigirumwami who have been role models in promoting Rwandan culture.
The permanent secretary in the ministry of sport and culture Eduard Kalisa decried the lack of reading culture in Rwanda and stated that it can have a negative impact.
“In order for our country to develop, Rwandans should wake up and those able to write can do. Parents should also cultivate the culture of reading” he said
He added that in Rwanda there is a National Academy of language and culture to gather with other institutions to approve and value books written in Rwanda.
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Jean Marie Ntagwabira, a former coach of Rayon Sport and Amavubi has been handed a five year ban from football activities after he was found guilty of match-fixing.
Football governing body Ferwafa Sec. Gen. Michel Gasingwa said, “After reviewing final remarks from the ethics and legal committee, Ferwafa has decided to ban Ntagwabira from any coaching roles at club and country level for a period of five years.”
“Issa Kayinamura, who helped him execute the match-fixing scandal is also banned from attending any football venue in Rwanda for a period of five years,” added Gasigwa.
Gasingwa said that the decision was reached after hearing from Ntagwabira, Kayinamura and the legal commission.
On July 6 Ntagwabira confessed to bribing Rayon players to eject a league match against SC Kiyovu in 2009, which he coached at the time.
Ntagwabira said he used Kayinamura to bribe some players to underperform in an encounter that ended 3-2 in favour of Kiyovu.
Chelsea has stayed top of the Premier League table after inflicting Arsenal’s first defeat of the season at Emirates Stadium.
Chelsea captain John Terry started as he decides whether to appeal against the four-match ban and £220,000 fine imposed by the Football Association after he was found guilty of racially abusing QPR’s Anton Ferdinand.
And he played his part in a victory that was set up by Fernando Torres’s clever early strike as he stole in behind Laurent Koscielny to steer in Juan Mata’s free-kick.
Gervinho’s powerful finish put Arsenal level before the interval but Roberto Di Matteo’s side claimed the points early in the second half when Mata’s long-range free-kick took the slightest touch off Koscielny and beat Vito Mannone before he could react.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger regarded this match of a measure of his side’s title potential – and they had the opportunity to rescue a point only to find Chelsea keeper Petr Cech in defiant mood.
He saved brilliantly from Lukas Podolski’s second-half header and produced a superb reflex save from Olivier Giroud’s deflected shot, the France striker also missing a great stoppage-time opportunity when he hit the side-netting after evading Cech’s challenge.
The Blues will see this as a landmark win as Di Matteo continues to shift the emphasis in personnel and tactical approach after May’s Champions League triumph.
He demonstrated attacking intent by field Oscar, Mata and Eden Hazard from the start – a selection that restricted Frank Lampard to a place on the bench.
Inevitably, Terry’s every touch was jeered by Arsenal fans as was that of former Gunners defender Ashley Cole – six years after his move to Chelsea.
It was the visitors, however, who settled better and took the lead after 20 minutes through a goal that was a combination of dreadful Arsenal defending and the opportunism of Torres, who easily escaped the flimsy attentions of Koscielny at the far post to hook his finish past Mannone.
Torres should have doubled his side’s lead soon after when he raced clear with only the keeper to beat but he hesitated and could only manage a fresh air shot under challenge from Koscielny, with his subsequent appeals for a penalty ignored.
The home side’s rhythm had not been helped by the early loss of Abou Diaby with a hip injury but they forced their way back into the game with Gervinho’s equaliser three minutes before the break.
The striker collected substitute Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s cross and punished Terry for retreating too far towards his own goal with a fine finish high past Cech.
Arsenal’s improved defensive work under Wenger’s new assistant Steve Bould has drawn much praise this season but once again they were sloppy as Chelsea regained the lead after 53 minutes.
Thomas Vermaelen was penalised for fouling Torres and the punishment was complete as Mata’s angled free-kick took a slight touch off Koscielny to drift beyond Mannone into the bottom corner.
Cech had not been overworked in the first half but excelled in clawing away Podolski’s header and then saving from Giroud’s deflected effort after he had replaced the Germany striker.
Chelsea threatened on the break without testing Mannone but the best chance fell to Giroud in injury time, the France striker rounding Cech but hitting the side-netting from a tight angle.
It was the final act and Terry celebrated by advancing towards celebrating Chelsea fans after the final whistle and handing his boots to a youngster in the crowd.
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Arsene Wenger believes the clash against Chelsea at the Emirates this Saturday could offer an indication of whether Arsenal will challenge for the Premier League title.
The immediate build-up to the game between the London rivals will inevitably be dominated by the fall-out from Chelsea captain John Terry being found guilty of racially abusing Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand by the FA.
Terry has been punished with a four-game ban and £220,000 fine, suspended pending the outcome of an appeal process that leaves the central defender free to face the Gunners.
However, Arsenal manager Wenger insisted his side must ignore Chelsea’s problems and focus instead on securing victory against one of their main rivals.
The Frenchman has identified his side’s home games against the traditional Premier League heavyweights as a key factor in keeping pace at the top.
Wenger’s team drew at Manchester City last weekend and won at Liverpool earlier in the campaign but meeting Roberto di Matteo’s side is their first major test on home soil this term.
“We have played one big game this season where we got some belief against Man City,” Wenger, whose team are four points behind early leaders Chelsea, said.
“This is another one but a different one as we are at home. We have played five games, three away from home — Stoke, Liverpool and Man City — and doing well at home against the big teams will have a big impact on our chances in the league.
“We have a big task ahead of us and hope, of course, but it is down to consistency and being efficient in big games like this.”
The Gunners have Thomas Vermaelen back from illness and have been encouraged by Bacary Sagna and Jack Wilshere returning to full training.
Wojciech Szczesny and Lukasz Fabianski are injured for the Chelsea game, along with Tomas Rosicky, who is two weeks away from returning.
Wilshere will play in an Under-21 game against West Brom on Monday, Wenger confirmed. It will be his first game since recovering from knee and ankle injuries.
“He will play for maybe an hour,” Wenger said. “He’s not played for 14 months so we have to be patient. It’s fantastic for him.”
Meanwhile Saturday’s match will see European champions Chelsea without striker Didier Drogba, who had a fine record against Arsenal before moving to Shanghai Shenhua at the end of last season.
“I don’t know if they (Chelsea) miss him, but we don’t miss him,” Wenger said. “He did a lot of damage against. Last season he had an average season in the Premier League but in the cups he was absolutely decisive and influential.
“He played a big part of their success in the FA Cup and Champions League, he was massive and had that quality that on a bad day he didn’t give up and kept focused with his desire to be efficient. He was an exceptional player.”
Chelsea’s victory over Stoke ensured they retained their place at the head of the Premier League table after a brief dip in form before Tuesday’s 6-0 thrashing of Wolves in the League Cup.
That victory featured a first Chelsea goal for the club for Victor Moses who moved to Stamford Bridge in a £9 million pre-season move from Wigan.
Moses operated mainly on the wing for his former club but he believes he can fill the central striker role and challenge Fernando Torres for the position.
Torres was also on the mark against second-tier Wolves but has struggled to maintain his promising early season form in recent weeks.
And Moses said:
“Changing position just comes naturally to me. I don’t really mind where I play — left, right, up front on my own or with another striker.
“I’m just versatile like that and I don’t mind playing anywhere in attack.”
Frank Lampard is expected to return for Chelsea after struggling with an ankle injury but Daniel Sturridge’s hamstring problem is expected to keep the England forward sidelined.
Isonga Football club was involved in an accident when the bus they were travelling in swaved off the road hitting a house.
There were no major injuries reported.
Isonga FC captain Ndatimana Robert said its a chance that they survived the crash, “We were very tired and had travelled a long Journey from Rusizi district. We were asleep althrough the journey.”
The Incident happened Tuesday Involving a Coaster Bus belonging to SOTRA transport company.
Isonga FC had been playing against Espoir FC. Isonga Fc lost to Espoir FC (1-0.)
Arsenal opened their 15th successive Champions League campaign with an unconvincing victory over French champions Montpellier.
Arsene Wenger’s side fell behind after just nine minutes when captain Thomas Vermaelen conceded a needless penalty on the edge of his area.
But two goals in three first-half minutes, from Lukas Podolski and Gervinho, turned the game on its head.
Victory leaves Arsenal top of Group B, level with German side Schalke.
It was a night to forget for Olivier Giroud, who left Montpellier for Arsenal in a £13m deal over the summer.
The 25-year-old had been desperate to shine on his return to a club where he won the French title and the golden boot last season but in truth Arsenal were some way short of full capacity all over the field.
They worked hard, counter-attacked intelligently, using the energy of Abou Diaby and the guile of Santi Cazorla, and finished decisively but it was not a classic performance from Wenger’s team.
It did not have to be, but for much of a breathless second half a tired Arsenal side were left hanging on with a late Montpellier penalty shot controversially waved away by referee Carlos Velasco Carballo.
That they did, was ultimately all that mattered.
Arsenal arrived on French soil with a formidable record, having never lost to Ligue 1 opposition in eight previous European matches.
That, coupled with the vast European experience of Wenger’s side – the last season in which they did not compete in the Champions League was in 1997-98 – against opponents making their debut in the competition, pointed towards another encouraging night for Arsenal.
And yet with Wenger confined to the stands as he started a three-match touchline ban for confronting referee Damir Skomina after Arsenal’s Champions League exit last season at the hands of AC Milan, there was also a measure of uncertainty.
Assistant manager Steve Bould took charge from the sidelines, having been promoted from his role as the under-18 academy coach in the summer, and his previously miserly defence were stretched to the limit as Montpellier moved through the gears as the match wore on.
The Premier League side had also looked the more vulnerable in the opening stages, with Vito Mannone continuing to deputise in goal for the injured Wojciech Sczeszny and the inexperienced duo of Carl Jenkinson and Kieran Gibbs at full-back.
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